the most wonderful turn of events

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 6:00 pm

okay.. its less than a week till i go and im SO SO SO excited!!!! ive started packing already, not just cuz i cant control my excitment but because i have issues with overpacking and need to figure a way to stay under NWA 50 lbs limit lol... hmmm.. ive been thinking .. if i wrote a journal of one of my weeks would anyone even want to read it?? i think the only other person at the hab whose written a journal at AC was LB206.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Sat Jul 31, 2004 10:29 pm

Yes, of course!! I would LOVE to read your journal from AC, both the double session in the summer and the special 8-day session over Christmas.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 12:51 am

yay.. i have an audience.. haha. jk.. anywho.. my daily countdown !!! 5 days or like 4 acutally.. and 3 till i start packing!!!! goodie and 2 of them in the dells so it will go fast!! oooooh i cant wait!! cept that the 1st day is boring but oh well its camp, and i guess learning to take off and land never hurt anyone. i love camp. that is all.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:24 pm

ok countdown revised-7 days
week one cancelled
mom wants "family time"
called me on way back from wisconson telling me this
cried all the way from chippewa, WI to Fargo, ND
Fargo to chippewa=4 1/2 hours
all is not lost - still get 1 week
1 week not as cool as 2 weeks
liz is sad

and dissapionted

and very upset with her mother

says i can go for 2 weeks next spring or summer

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 9:34 pm

Liz's mom -->

but there is good news

...but you didnt just save a bunch of money on your car insurance
but sara is going in the spring too!
you can go with me

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:11 am

ok like 3 days to go. im not as mad at my mom now cuz i know im lucky to be going at all but whatever.
2 weeks next summer
1 week next spring
and xmas not too shabby

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:19 am

OK, please tell me you're not complaining about not getting to go to camp enough, because that would make me absolutely sick. I've been lucky to go twice, and who knows if I'll get to go back with the way my parents view it.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 12:35 am

im definitly not complaining.. i know im lucky to go as often as i do.. but i was kinda dissapointed when they took away something that suddenly that was so close to happening ya know? but dont get me wrong. i am happy to go to camp! im happy to have parents that let me go and understand how i love camp.

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 1:58 am

You have no idea just how lucky you are. I was pretty close to getting to go again when my parents up and changed their minds too. Then there's the fact that I probably won't be able to afford to go back next summer because even though I work I only get $20 every two weeks which is barely enough to cover gas, while I'm trying to pay of a $500 dollar debt to my parents right now, not to mention the fact that I need to be saving for college since my parents are not going to pay a single cent of my tuition. I'm sorry if I seem a little bitter, but to tell you the truth, I am.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:12 am

I understand how you feel about money. it is stressful to worry so much. seriously i worry so much about college. and money. and future stuff.
The reason i get to go so much is because my mom didnt get to go to do fun stuff when she was a kid and wants all my brothers and sisters to be able to.

You should try to apply for one of their scholarships at space camp... its at least worth a try right?

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:17 am

True there are scholarships, and I actually know the family of one of the memorial scholarships (a pair of my advanced academy wings were pinned to their six-year-old boy when they buried him). Unfortunately, my dad happens to make too much money for me to ever be considered for any kind of need based scholarships, college or otherwise. As far as college goes, thankfully i got a decent enough sat score to possibly get me some merit based scholarships.

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 2:21 am

Oh and by the way, my parents' childhoods weren't exactly a walk in the park either, but that in no way entitles me to ask them to spend thousands of dollars of their hard earned money so that I can go to camp 4-5 times a year. Especially when I still have 2 younger sisters. Anyway, my parents also are not into the whole let's give them whatever they want thing because they don't want me to end up stuck-up like those I thought were my friends for so many years and then found out differently when I decided to transfer to public school.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 9:39 am

Not all Space Camp scolarships are based on family income. Some are based on academics and a written essay, at least the one I got was. It paid the full tuition, and since I worked hard to get the scholarship, my parents agreed to let me use some of their air miles to fly to camp and back.

You see, all is not lost...

stargazer0105 · Post by **stargazer0105** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 10:37 am

Which trip was that if I may ask?

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Wed Aug 11, 2004 11:13 am

I received a scholarship for my second trip to Advanced Space Academy. I had to use the scholarship in the off-season, which is why I went in October.

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:38 pm

im SO SO SO SO mad. she cancelled my ac and gave me some sh*t story about how my adopted grandmother is near death. im SO mad. so i get to DRIVE to wonderful cleveland. the only and i mean ONLY plus is i get to go to cedar point. bet shell cancel that too. she says she signed me up for ASA in sept. but yeah right.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:52 pm

That is terrible to hear. Thankfully you still get to go to camp; all is not lost! On the brighter side, ASA could be a great experience for you - see what happens on the other side of the fence.

What week might you be going in Setpember because I will be there in September too!

tennisrox014 · Post by **tennisrox014** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:18 am

oh well. cleveland rocks. nuff said.
that'd be cool to see you at camp! hopefully i will be going!

MAYTAG · Post by **MAYTAG** » Fri Aug 20, 2004 9:12 pm

hey sry to hear bout tht but hey at least ur still going to go back, its better than not bein able to go back again

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Sat Aug 21, 2004 10:38 am

Everyone can go back, eventually. I never thought I could, but I am!

The impossible is only impossible if you think it is.